Jacksdale and Westwood
Jacksdale and Westwood is a village in Derbyshire, England. It has 15 bus stops, one pharmacy, and around four restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Swanwick Junction, 2.9km away. There were around 64 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Jacksdale and Westwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Amber Valley area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 126,206 residents at roughly 476 people per km².
- Council
- Amber Valley
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 87th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 11° · 59% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:30
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
57 reported · July 2026▲ 27% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences31
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Public order5
- Criminal damage & arson4
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Somercotes and Riddings · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1. Nuisance motorbikes on Riddings Park, Riddings 2. Nuisance vehicles on Nottingham Road, Somercotes 3. Tackling drug related ASB around…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
168 reported road collisions (2024)
58 killed or seriously injured · 206 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
147 food businesses within 2 miles
- 118 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Swanwick Junction (2.9 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Langley Mill (4.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£237,857 average▲ 7.9% YoY
Across Amber Valley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£794 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £580
- 2 bed £737
- 3 bed £908
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)
19 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: MMD Mineral Sizing (Europe) LTD (3.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
126,206 residents in Amber Valley · 476/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 167 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,408 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (38% of 61,280)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 18,472 pupils
57 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 25 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyOutstanding
- David Nieper AcademyGood
- Swanwick Hall SchoolGood
- The Ecclesbourne SchoolGood
- The Ripley AcademyGood
- Aldercar High School
- Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
- John Flamsteed Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Amber Valley
Care & health services
695 CQC-registered services
- Care homes245
- GP practices111
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies152
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
137 applications decided
97.8% granted · 134 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 19
- Con 7
- LD 1
- Grn 5
- Ref 3
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£743 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,016 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,703 certificates
11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ashfield:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills706 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office386 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership321 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s277 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test261 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Pye Hill · 0.2 km
Pye Hill is a hamlet in the Erewash Valley, Nottinghamshire, England. The B600 road runs east–west through it. It was once served by the Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station.
Codnor Park and Selston railway station · 0.3 kmCodnor Park and Selston railway station was a former railway station to serve the villages of Codnor Park and Selston on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and was actually in Jacksdale. In some timetab…
Jacksdale · 0.5 kmJacksdale is a village in the Ashfield local-government district of Nottinghamshire, England. The population of Jacksdale ward in Ashfield district was recorded as 3,158 in the 2011 census, and was estimated at 3,097…
Codnor Park and Ironville railway station · 0.5 kmCodnor Park and Ironville railway station served the villages of Codnor Park and Ironville, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.
Ironville · 0.6 kmIronville in Derbyshire, England, was built about 1830 by the Butterley Company as a model village to house its workers. The population of the civil parish was 1,930 at the 2021 Census. It is situated between Riddings…
St Mary's Church, Westwood · 0.7 kmSt. Mary's Church, Westwood is a parish church in the Church of England in Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jacksdale and Westwood?
- Jacksdale and Westwood is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Amber Valley local authority.
- How deprived is Jacksdale and Westwood?
- The Amber Valley local authority, which includes Jacksdale and Westwood, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.